O2U-1 Lands In The Streets Of A Village In Quilahi, Nicaragua

JANUARY 6--Lieutenant C. F. Schilt, USMC, flying an O2U-1, made the first of 10 flights in which he landed on a street of the village of Quilahi, Nicaragua, and evacuated 18 wounded officers and men while under hostile fire. For this feat, which he accomplished in 3 successive days, Schilt was awarded the Medal of Honor.